Aerospace News
Finnish Air Force Ruska 22 exercise to begin
The Finnish Air Force will arrange the Ruska 22 air operations exercise on 3‒8 October 2022. The exercise will involve 50 aircraft and around 3,700...
Bayraktar Kizilelma first engine integration test successfully completed
The first Engine Integration Test of Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Turkey's first unmanned fighter aircraft developed nationally and originally by Baykar, h...
L3Harris selected by Boeing for T-7A Red Hawk jet trainer mission-management processors
L3Harris Technologies won a $91.5 million contract from Boeing to supply mission-management processors for the T-7A Red Hawk, the newest U.S. Air F...
AFTC organizations collaborate to expand B-52 weapon capabilities
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio --The Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office recently called upon the expertise of the Store Separation Test team to tes...
US Air Force receives Battlefield Airborne Communications Node-equipped E-11A aircraft
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Hanscom’s Battlefield Airborne Communication Node, or BACN, team recently added a new aircraft to their fleet.
Northrop Grumman to unveil the B-21 Raider
Northrop Grumman Corporation, in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, will unveil the B-21 Raider during the first week of December at the company’...
Ka-52M receives new protection against MANPADS
MOSCOW, September 20. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Upgraded Ka-52M helicopter received modernized onboard defense against man-portable air defense systems (MANP...
DARPA seeks leap-ahead capabilities for Vertical Takeoff and Landing X-Plane
DARPA’s AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY X-Plane program, nicknamed ANCILLARY, aims to develop and flight demonstrate crit...
The Brazilian armed forces acquire 27 H125 helicopters
The Brazilian armed forces, through the Combat Aircraft Programme Coordinating Committee (COPAC), have acquired 27 single engine H125 helicopters t...
Bell selects Sierra Nevada Corporation for its High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing development team
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced it has entered into a teaming agreement with Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), a global aerospa...
L3Harris and Embraer to develop new agile tanker via KC-390 to support USAF operational imperatives
L3Harris Technologies and Embraer S.A. (announced a partnership to develop an “Agile Tanker,” a tactical aerial refueling option to address the U.S...
Ka-52M gunships to complete acceptance trials in October
MOSCOW, September 15. /TASS-DEFENSE/. Upgraded Ka-52M helicopter gunships have to complete acceptance trials in October, a defense industry source ...
GA-ASI flies completely autonomous UAS flight using Avenger MQ-20A
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used a company-owned Avenger MQ-20A Unmanned Aircraft System to fly a military aircraft using a...
Saab receives service and maintenance order for South African Gripens
Saab has received a support contract for the service, repairs and maintenance of the South African Air Force´s Gripen C/D jet fighters. The order v...
Polish Air Force to get 48 South Korean KAI FA-50PL fighter jets worth USD 3 billion
Seattle Times echoing Rafal Niedzielski (AP) reports that Poland on Saturday 16 sealed $3 billion in deals with South Korea for the purchase of 48 ...
Russian hypersonic missile Kinzhal fired from MiG-31 fell in Russia
Ashish Dangwal reported in Eurasian Times, on September 16, that a video of an unidentified flying object that crashed in Stavropol, Russia, around...
New Russian Sirius drone will be able to carry guided bombs
According to information published by Tass on September 16, 2022, the latest Russian heavy Sirius drones can carry guided and unguided bombs and mi...
US Marine Corps deploys the CH-53K King Stallion in an exercise for the first time
According to information published by the U.S. DoD on September 15, 2022, the US Marine Corps (USMC) deployed the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter d...
Swiss Air Force to get 36 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II jets
Switzerland’s House of Representatives has approved the purchase of 36 new Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighter jets. The decision gives the ...
Finnish fighter jets to train on highway during Baana 22 exercise
In Finland, the Air Force Academy will arrange the Baana 22 exercise in Joutsa on 25 to 30 September 2022. The part of highway 4 used as a landing ...